Recent content by wearsthepaddle

I wear a pair of light trail runners on the river/portaging and sandals at camp. I'll be switching over to crocs this season as I find the sandals tend to fall off in more rugged campsites.

I wear a long sleeve polyester or wool long sleeve to keep the bugs and sun off in warmer temps. I throw on a fleece when it gets colder & a shell if it gets really cold/wet. At camp I have been wearing one of those cheap bug jackets with a hood when the bugs get really bad, but they've fallen...

I've only seen them once; when paddling across hannah bay. They were faint but it was still really cool to wake up under the northern lights.

I just finished my second month long canoe trip a few weeks ago and I can’t wait to do another (even though it will be years until I can). For me the appeal comes from being able to completely dissociate from the idea of the trip coming to an end, forcing me to be completely present in each...

Hey all! I just discovered this forum a couple weeks ago and I thought that I should join this community. I’ve been canoe tripping through my summer camp for most of my life and done some super cool wilderness rivers such as the coulonge, moisie and most recently the kesagami. I just started...